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'''Anupadaka''' is a word used in the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] derived from the [[Sanskrit]] anupapādaka (or Aupapaduka) which means "parentless", "self-existing", | '''Anupadaka''' is a word used in the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] derived from the [[Sanskrit]] anupapādaka (or Aupapaduka) which means "parentless", "self-existing", or "having no material parent".<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=DI&beginning=0+&tinput=anupapAdaka&trans=Translate&direction=AU.]</ref> | ||
This term is applied to certain self-created gods, and the [[Dhyāni-Buddhas]]: | This term is applied to certain self-created gods, and the [[Dhyāni-Buddhas]]: | ||
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Anupadaka is a word used in the Theosophical derived from the Sanskrit anupapādaka (or Aupapaduka) which means "parentless", "self-existing", or "having no material parent".[1]
This term is applied to certain self-created gods, and the Dhyāni-Buddhas:
“The one merged with the absolute,” can have no parents since he is Self-existent, and one with the Universal Spirit (Svayambhu), the Svâbhâvat in the highest aspect. The mystery in the hierarchy of the Anupadaka is great, its apex being the universal Spirit-Soul, and the lower rung the Mânushi-Buddha; and even every Soul-endowed man is an Anupadaka in a latent state.[2]
Misspelling of the original term
Notes
Further reading
- Anupādaka at Theosopedia
- Technical Terms in Stanza I by David Reigle at Eastern Tradition Research Institute